Ventilator for toilets.



C.-IVIORTON.

VENTILATOR FOR TOILETS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21.1916.

Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

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C. MORTON.

VENTILATOR FOR TOILETS. APPLICATION man JULY 21, 191a.'

Pmmd Dec. 1916.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

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GHARLEY MORTON, OF WARBENSBURG, MISSOURI.

VENTILATOR FOR TOILETS.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLEY Mon'roN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Warrensburg, in the county ofJohnson and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Ventilators for Toilets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates toventilators for toilets, and it has for itsobject to produce a ventilating device adapted to be attached to andused in connection with a toilet seat whereby noxious gases and odorswill be carried off. thereby promoting cleanliness and sanitation.

One object of the invention is to produce a ventilating'device whichwhen applied to a toilet seat will be capable of being readily connectedwith a flue located at either side or to the rearward of the seat, suchflue leading to the outer air.

A further object of the invention is to produce in connection with theseat and ventilator a packing device which will snugly engage the topedge of'the toilet bowl to form a substantially gas proof joint, saidjoint being broken by an air inlet at the extreme forward end of theseat in order to admit air to produce a draft whereby noxious gases willbe carried through the exit.

A further object of the invention is to produce a seat having a packingdevice as described, said seat and packing device being composed of twoparts hingedly connected together to afford ac ess to the bowl for thepurpose of cleaning the same, this being necessary because the rearwardpart of the seat with which the ventilating device is connected iscompelled to remain stationary.

With these and other ends in view which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, thesame consists in theimproved construction and novel arrangement and combination of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed outinthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrateda simple and preferredform of the invention, it-being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 21, 1916.

Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

Serial No. 110,593.

but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of theclaims may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings,Figure l is'a top plan view of a toilet seat providedwith the improved ventilator, parts of the latter having been brokenaway. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation.

Fig. 4 is a front view. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical sectional viewtaken on the line 5-5 in Fig. 1. F ig.-6 is a perspective detail Viewshowing the ventilator detached.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of reference.

The improved ventilator consists of a metallic box or casing 15, thesame being open at its forward end to produce,an inlet 16 of large area,and said box being provided with two rearwardly extending limbs 17, eachhaving a rearwardly extending collar 18 and a laterally extending collar19, said collars surrounding the outlets of the easing. Tightly fittingcaps or closures 20 are provided for such of the. collars as are not inpresent use.

The toilet seat 21 is provided in the rearward portion thereof with anotch or recess 22 between the side walls of which the box or casing 15is accommodated, said casing being, however, of such dimensions as toextend materially below the seat. The side walls of the casing areprovided with laterally extending flanges 23 which are secured by meansof screws or other fasteners on the under face of the seat. The seat isprovided on the underside thereof with supporting cleats 24 on the underfacesof which pack ing material 25 is secured, said packing materialconsisting of felt or the like which is readily compressible betweenthecleats and the top edge of the bowl so as to form a joint that will bepractically impervious to gases. The cleats and packing material areinterrupted at the extreme forward end of the seat to produce an inlet26 for the admis sion of air which will assist in producing a draftthrough the outlets of the ventilator,

whereby noxious gases will be constantly carried off. The seat 21, aswell as the cleats 2 1 and packing material 25, are bisectedtransversely, the front and rear parts be ing connected together byhinges 27 which will permit the front portion of the seat to be raisedto afford access to the toilet bowl. A washer 28 of rubber or analogousmaterial is supported between the ventilator and the top edge of thebowl, said washer being connected in any convenient manner with theventilator.

V hen the improved device is installed, one of the outlets of theventilator is connected with an outlet pipe or duct, a portion of whichis seen at29, said duct having been previously installed in a convenientposition with relation to the toilet bowl. Inasmuch as such outlet ductis found in difierent positions, sometimes to the rearward of the bowland sometimes adjacent to one side or the other, the ventilator is forconvenience provided with outlet collars leading not only rearwardly butalso laterally to both sides, thus enabling the desired connection to bereadily established. For such of the outlet collars as are not inpresent use the tightly fitting caps or closures 20 are provided.

As will be readily seen from the foregoing description, taken inconnection with the drawings hereto annexed, I have provided anextremely simple and effective ventilating device which is capable ofbeing readily gether.

2. A toilet seat having a recess in the rearward portion thereof, aventilator casing fitted in said recess and having flanges secured onthe under face of the seat, an outlet duct with which the ventilatorcasing is connected, cleats on the underside of the seat, and packingmaterial mounted on said cleats to engage the top edge of a bowl withwhich the seat is connected, said seat, cleats and packing materialbeing transversely bisected, and hinges whereby the front and rear partsof the seat are connected together.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHARLEY MORTON.

